How to Install rkhunter software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install rkhunter software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

rkhunter software package provides rootkit, backdoor, sniffer and exploit scanner, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install rkhunter 

rkhunter is installed in your system.

Make ensure the rkhunter package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep rkhunter *

You will get with rkhunter package name, version, architecture and description in a table

rkhunter package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Administration Utilities
Package rkhunter
Version 1.4.0-3
Description rootkit, backdoor, sniffer and exploit scanner
Sub Section Admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove rkhunter software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?